Move Command

This command moves the specified source‑item to the target data‑name. Follow COBOL MOVE statement rules when formatting an indirect command Move.

The syntax is:

Move [source‑item] TO data‑name

Note: Brackets,[ ], indicate a choice of source‑items.

Valid source‑items follow.

Source Item	Description
[ALL,]'char‑data' [ALL,]"char‑data"	'char‑data' or "char‑data" is a non‑numeric character string.
[ALL,]x'hex‑data' [ALL,]x"hex‑data"	x'hex‑data' or x"hex‑data" is a hexadecimal string.
numeric literal	numeric literal is valid only if the target data‑name is a numeric variable.
figurative constant	figurative constant is any valid COBOL figurative constant.
floating‑point literal	floating‑point literal is valid only if the target data‑name is COMPUTATIONAL‑1, COMPUTATIONAL‑2 (COBOL) or FLOAT (PL/I).
arithmetic expression	arithmetic expression is any valid CA InterTest arithmetic expression.
bit literal	bit literal is any bit literal string.

Note: For a complete description of each of these source items, see Formatting Indirect Commands later in this chapter.

data‑item: Refers to a COBOL or PL/I variable name. Qualifiers and subscripting are allowed.
data‑name: Refers to another COBOL or PL/I variable name. If the data‑name is a COBOL Index cell, the MOVE command moves exactly the data specified into the Index cell. No mathematical calculation is performed.